Leonardo (footballer, born 1976)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is dos Santos and the second or paternal family name is Silva.
Leonardo
Personal information
Full name Leonardo dos Santos Silva
Date of birth (1976-08-21) 21 August 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Flamengo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2001 Groningen 118 (7)
2001–2004 Feyenoord 11 (0)
2002 → De Graafschap (loan) 14 (0)
2004 → ADO Den Haag (loan) 23 (0)
2005 MVV 14 (2)
2006–2007 Dordrecht 10 (0)
2007 Lorca ? (?)
2008 Deportes Quindío ? (?)
2008 Nova Iguaçu 12 (0)
2009 Veranópolis 1 (0)
2009–2011 Emmen 19 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leonardo dos Santos Silva (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [le.oˈnaʁdu dus ˈsɐ̃tus ˈsiwvɐ]; born 21 August 1976) is a former Brazilian footballer who played as a winger. Leonardo's former clubs in the Netherlands include FC Groningen, Feyenoord Rotterdam, De Graafschap, ADO Den Haag, MVV, FC Dordrecht and FC Emmen. During his time at Feyenoord he was better known as Leonardo II (Dutch pronunciation: [leːjoːˈnɑrdoː də ˈtʋeːdə]) because Leonardo Santiago also played for the club at that time using the name Leonardo.

After retiring, he worked as administrative assistant to the Brazilian consulate in Rotterdam.[1]

Honours

Feyenoord

References

  1. ^ Het nieuwe leven van Leonardo dos Santos Silva vice.com
  2. ^ Leonardo dos Santos Profile at VI


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